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Volkihar Improved -Courtyard-
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Category: Factions, Foliage, Houses, Landscape, Miscellaneous
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Aug 9, 2012 @ 4:37pm
Aug 9, 2012 @ 8:02pm
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Volkihar Improved -Courtyard-

Description
-(this will not appear untill you return Valerica from the soul cairn after the main quest)-
-(and derp this requires Dawnguard)-


Features-
-Almost every alchemical plant in skyrim now included in the Volkihar courtyard
-Alchemy lab so you dont have to leave the courtyard to make your potions
-Storage for said Alchemy lab (safe to keep your ingredients in-will not respawn-)
-Waypoint for quicktravel directly into the courtyard
--Altogether this should now make the Volkihar courtyard more like the Alchemical masterpiece it was meant to be.


Upcoming features-
-I may be refurbishing the north tower for a more player freindly home in volkihar(smithing/alchemy/enchanting with respective containers for supplies, mannequins, kitchen, ect.
-Possibly cleaning up some more of the rubble if requested and generally cleaning up the platforms
-Maybe more plants if requested


Description-
This mod aims to improve one of my favorite, yet most disapointing features of Volkihar Castle: The Courtyard.
I found the amount of plants in the courtyard after you returned Valerica to be pitifull, she may have added a plant here and there in her small garden area but the rest was horribly decrepit.
To improve this i've added some of almost every alchemy plant in skyrim, including my new favorites gleamblossom and poisonbloom.
I also added an Alchemy Lab on the main entrance platform, along with some more ingredients and a table with free snacks. I thought of removing more of the rubble and clean up the platforms more but overall it adds to the atmosphere too well to remove.
Also seeing as any alchemist would likely frequent the courtyard i've added a map marker so you can quick travel directly in: i found it odd that that was not done in the first place, this also makes for a faster way into the castle itself.

I hope you like the mod!! If it does well enough i may even clear up the north tower for a player home fit for a true Vampire lord!

Also if you found the deathhound as annoying as me download my other mod -Immortal Deathhounds- so that you don't have to worry about them dying permanently in the first dungeon you take them to...

Thanks again for checking out my mod and hope you enjoy!!


Updates-
--1.0--release
--1.01-Added an alchemical storage chest next to the Alchemy lab
30 Comments
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Dragonborn10012 Jul 10, 2017 @ 4:04pm 
but its not in my mod list and its still active on my laptop.
Dragonborn10012 Jul 10, 2017 @ 4:04pm 
its still there even after i deleted it! it fucked up my game!
Dragonborn10012 Jul 10, 2017 @ 4:03pm 
can u fix the bug where after u kill harkon u cant repair the passage way between the coutyard and castle volkihar its caused by another moder's mod, and he/she wont fix it because its discontinued can u ask him to continue the mod and fix my bug isssue the caption is still there but he Garan says "it will be my pleasure" but wont fix it!
kittykorn2015 Feb 2, 2017 @ 1:45pm 
good job needs more flowers good job though
Magnolia538 Oct 26, 2014 @ 7:34pm 
You can get Valerica out of the Soul Cairn? How?
szymonb1 Sep 26, 2014 @ 7:01am 
This is good place to build own plantation like in hearthfire`s houses.Think about that.This could be awesome - plant a Crimson Nirnroot
Alexander-the-Majestical Jun 9, 2014 @ 2:10am 
this mods cool, i just cant get over the missing walls...
SnowberryGal Jan 2, 2014 @ 1:07pm 
Dear Pambi
I'm amazed that you've planted and potted flowers in the Courtyard. Please could you kindly let me know how you managed to change the Courtyard? I'm a new modder currently taking notes from YouTube tutorials and compiling a short-cut key list (lol). After deleting rubble and placing candles in the East Tower, I've discovered CK won't duplicate World DLC1CVCourtyardOrigin in Cell View. I've tried Googling "modding/gardening Castle Volkihar Courtyard", but perhaps my searches are wrong. Nexus indicates that a World can't be duplicated. I hope the CK and my laptop aren't glitching.
Can you help me?
I like your use of the flowers from the Forgotten Vale here, especially the glowing flower. Hopefully we'll see your new North Tower soon.
All best wishes for the New Year.
Cavebat Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:46pm 
does this fix the no walls glich
priaphae Jul 23, 2013 @ 6:49am 
same problem: valerica still in soul cairn. doing moveto player she moves to soul cairn again..